Hymenocladia ramalina Harvey 1855
Current name: Hymenocladia usnea (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh
Publication Details
Hymenocladia ramalina Harvey 1855: 553
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hymenocladia is Hymenocladia usnea (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hymenocladia usnea (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: King George Sound, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 367) Lectotype: TCD; Herb. Harvey Travelling Set No. 87 (Womersley 1996: 109) Notes: “... loosley branched form of H[ymenocladia] usnea” (Womersley, 1996: 109).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 August 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024